Sonic The Hedgehog (SatAM)
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| Name: | Sonic The Hedgehog (SatAM) |
| Abbreviation(s): | Sonic SatAM, Sonic Satam, Saturday AM |
| Creator: | DIC Entertainment, SEGA |
| Date(s): | September 18, 1993 – December 3, 1994 |
| Medium: | Animated Series |
| Country of Origin: | United States, Italy |
| External Links: | Sonic The Hedgehog (SatAM) at Wikipedia,
Sonic The Hedgehog (SatAM) at the Sonic Wiki |
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Sonic The Hedgehog, also known as Sonic The Hedgehog (SatAM), is an animated television series based on the videogame series Sonic the Hedgehog. It was created by DIC Entertainment alongside Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog, and was notable for it's darker tone next to the other series, and it's original cast of characters that ended up also appearing in the Sonic (Archie Comics).
Canon
The plot is about Sonic and a group called the Freedom Fighters, and their attempts of overthrowing the evil Doctor Julian Robotnik, who has already conquered most of the planet Mobius, transforming it into a robotic and polluted nightmare, and turning most citizens into robots. The series was cancelled with only 2 seasons and 26 episodes, ending in a Cliffhanger.
Characters
- Sonic the Hedgehog - Main character of the series.
- Tails "Miles" Prower - Sonic's best friend, also from the games; portrayed a lot younger in this series than in most other media.
- Dr. Eggman - here named Dr. Julian Robotnik; The main villain of the series.
- Princess Sally Acorn - Sonic's love interest.
- Bunnie Rabbot
- Antoine Depardieu
- Rotor the Walrus
Fanon
The show was very popular at it's first release, and continues to have a fanbase to this day. During the 90's, SatAM and the Archie Comics were the main focus of the Online Sonic space, and were the canon usually used for fanfiction. Fans of the games and the japanese media, or the "SegaSonic" fans, sometimes had fights with SatAM fans about the canonicity or quality of the show. These fights ended up stopping after the release of the Sonic Adventure games, that presented the game's japanese lore for more people and confirmed it as the "main" canon.
One very common thing in the fandom is to speculate what would have happend in season 3, research after interviews, or write and draw your own interpretation of it. Some would even try to create petitions[1] to bring the show back, though none of them had any success.
The show was also popular with the furry fandom, just like most Sonic media, with Sally Acorn in particular being considered a gateway to the fandom for many people.
The early days of fanfic also had a few Original Characters that were used by many authors, like Bookshire Draftwood (A raccoon doctor), Sandra Nightweaver (a loner spy fox) and Commander Packbell (a field commander android created by Robotnik)[2] [3].
Shipping
The most popular is the Canon ship Sonally (Sonic/Sally Acorn), which also carried over to the Archie comics. It's fans often had ship wars with fans of other couples, like Sonamy and Sonadow. Other ships are some that were popularized in the Archie Comics, like Buntoine (Bunnie Rabbot/Antoine) and Sallicole (Sally/Nicole).
FanWorks
Fanarts
- Lets do it to it! and Dr. Robotnikku by Drawloverlala
- Sonic Channel - Freedom Fighters by ShadowLifeman
- Classic Sally Acorn and Crashing By Ant's Place by JoeAdok
- Sonic Origins: Nicole's Fate by "glitcher"
- S.C. Sally Wallpaper...AGAIN, S.C. Rotor Alt Wallpaper, S.C. Antoine 'RAW' Wallpaper , S.C. Bunnie 'RAW' Wallpaper and ..margarine... by E-122-Psi
- SatAM Amy and Shadow and confound those freedom fighters by General-RADIX
- more classic sonics and months ago I drew a redesign set for the freedom fighters based entirely on SatAM... by "TheKKM" or Mauro Fonseca, artist for Sonic (IDW Comics)
- KNOTHOLE THEATRE: Old Saint Julian - Page 1 and Page 2 by KnotholeTeam
- .:FakeSS:. Just Moved In and SatAM Movie?????? by SEGAMew
- THAT Hedgehog... by DonkeyInTheMiddle
Fan Games and ROM Hacks
- Bunnie Rabbot in Sonic 2
- Sally Acorn in Sonic 1, Sonic 2 and Sonic 3
- Sonic Epoch Advance
- Sonic the Hedgehog RPG: In The Belly Of The Beast
Fanzines
- Way Past Cool - An AoStH/SatAM 25th Anniversary Fanzine, also a Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog fanzine
Fan Animations
- Sea3on, animated version of the Season 3 Webcomic of the same name.
Websites from the 90's with SatAM Content
- rat.org's Sonic Resource Page
- Sonic HQ on the Wayback Machine
- The Sonic Foundation on the Wayback Machine
- Mobian Central Library, a fanfiction website
Archives & Fannish Links
- Sonic SatAM at AO3
- Sonic SatAM at Sonic Retro
- Sonic SatAM at TV Tropes
References
- ^ Petition to Bring SatAM back on the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tumblr post about these characters from Robotnik-Mun, 20 April 2020
- ^ The character's profiles